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WFUV Playlist: All NYC&Boston Rock Radio Show

Every Friday night from 7-10, Rita Houston hosts a show on WFUV called the Whole Wide World. It’s a free-form show. In the past when I’ve filled in, I’ve introduced themes like all-jazz or afro-beat. Last night, I did maybe the most personal radio show I could ever do and played only rock from Boston and New York. Here’s what I played:

1
I’m Waiting for the Man Velvet Underground
VU & Nico Verve

2
Roadrunner The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers Berserkley/Rhino

3
Mass. Ave Willie Alexander
Mass. Ave The Boston Scene Rhino

4
Ramones Beat on the Brat
All That Stuff and More Vol.1 Sire/WB

5
Opportune Moment The Sheila Divine
New Parade Roadrunner

6
Love Comes in Spurts Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Blank Generation Sire

7
See No Evil Television
Marquee Moon Elektra

8
That’s When I Reach For My Revolver Mission of Burma
Signals, Calls, & Marches Ace of Hearts/Rhino

9
Hold Steady Sequestered in Memphis
Stay Positive Vagrant/Rough Trade

10
Del Fuegos Sound of our Town
Boston, Mass Slash/WB

11
I Want to Help You Ann The Lyres
Mass. Ave The Boston Scene Rhino

12
J. Geils Band Back to Get Ya
Blow Your Face Out Atlantic

13
Psycho Killer Talking Heads
Stop Making Sense Sire

14
Shoo Be Doo & Candy-O Cars
Candy-O Elektra

15
Last Night The Strokes
Is This It RCA

16
Lemonheads Bit Part
It’s a Shame About Ray Atlantic

17
Nada Surf Whose Authority
Lucky Barsuk

18
Belly Feed the Tree
Star Sire/Reprise

19
Buffalo Tom Enemy
Birdbrain Beggar’s Banquet

20
King of New York Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Come Find Yourself EMI

21
Unsung Helmet
Meantime Interscope

22
Thursday Morphine
Cure for Pain Ryko

23
Gloria Patti Smith
Horses Arista

24
Scruffy the Cat Bus Named Desire
Moons of Jupiter Relativity

25
Aerosmith One Way Street
S/T Columbia

26
Blondie Rip Her to Shreds
Platinum Collection EMI/Chrysalis

27
NY Dolls Personality Crisis
S/T (73) Mercury

28
Man with a Gun Jerry Harrison
Casual Gods Sire

29
Sonic Youth 100%
Goo DGC

30
Type Living Colour
Time’s Up Epic

31
I Think She Likes Me Treat Her Right
This is Fort Apache MCA

32
Feel the Pain Dinosaur Jr.
Without a Sound Sire

33
Kiss Deuce
Best of Mercury

34
The Dirty Glass Dropkick Murphys
Blackout Hellcat

35
The Impression that I get Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Let’s Face It Mercury

36
Packaged Rebellion Anthrax
Sound of White Noise Elektra

37
Pixies Isla de Encanta/
Come On Pilgrim 4AD

38
Heads Will Roll Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It’s Blitz Interscope

39
Not a Young Man Anymore Dean & Britta
13 Most Beautiful Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests Jet Set/Rounder

40
Lou Reed Sweet Jane
Rock n Roll Animal RCA

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